Xiaomin Chen is the Managing Partner of DeHeng Chen, LLC in New York City and Global Partner of DeHeng Law Offices.  He was admitted to the bars of New York State, the US Supreme Court, and the US Court of International Trade; and he was qualified for the Bar of the People’s Republic of China.  Mr. Chen is an arbitrator for multiple prominent arbitration commissions such as China Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Tianjin Arbitration Commission and Jinan Arbitration Commission.  He is the Senior Research Fellow of International Economic Law Institute of Xiamen University.  From 2012 to 2015, he served as the General Counsel for China General Chamber of Commerce USA (“CGCC”), which is the largest trade association of Chinese companies in the US.  He is now a member of the Legal Counsel Committee of CGCC.  He was selected to New York Metro “Super Lawyers” list in Business/Corporate Law area by Thomson Reuters from 2012 to 2017.

Before coming to the United States, Mr. Chen was the Director of International Economic Law Specialty at Xiamen University Law School in China and practiced law at the Xiamen No. 2 Law Firm.  After graduating from American law schools, Mr. Chen has worked as an associate or Chinese law counsel for Woodbury & Kesler (Salt Lake City, UT), McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn (Burlingame, CA) and NuSkin International (Provo, UT).

Mr. Chen has served as counsel to many prestigious clients including Bank of China, New York Branch, the People's Bank of China Representative Office for the Americas, China National Tobacco Corporation, The China Press, China Three Gorges Project Corporation, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China Construction America, China Construction Bank, Cathay Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communication New York Branch, Midea Group Ltd and China General Chamber of Commerce.  Recently he has counseled for many M&A transactions in the US such as PCM’s acquisition of Nexteer, a subsidiary of GM, and a major Chinese energy company’s investments in renewable energy projects in the US.  He was retained by the PRC State Council Information Office as the chief legal advisor for Experience China 2000, the biggest cultural event ever held by the Chinese government in the United States.

Mr. Chen is legal counsel for numerous trade, professional, and charitable organizations. Mr. Chen has been very active in the Chinese-American community.

Besides his professional achievements, Mr. Chen is well published on various legal subjects. He was one of the Editors-in-Chief of “American Law Review”, a quarterly magazine published by China Legal Press. He has co-authored “International Finance Law” (1988), a textbook widely used in Chinese law schools, and “American Banking Law” (2000 & 2013), the leading authority on the subject in China, both published by China Legal Press. Other books include “International Monetary Law” (1987), “Introduction to Taiwan’s Law concerning Foreign Economic Affairs” (1989).  In addition, Mr. Chen has also published in many professional and trade publications throughout the world.

Mr. Chen received his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University Law School in 1994, a Master in Comparative Law degree from Dickinson Law School of Pennsylvania State University in 1989, and an L.L.M. in International Economic Law from Xiamen University in 1986.

Representative Projects

• Served as legal counsel for multiple U.S. branches of Chinese banks.

• Conducted legal due diligence and drafted legal opinions for several Chinese companies and their U.S. subsidiaries in preparation for listing in China.

• Represented China National Tobacco Corporation in resolving litigation disputes in 21 U.S. states.

• Represented Beijing Yizhuang in the acquisition of Nexteer, a General Motors subsidiary.

• Assisted Shanghai Hongxiao Technology in completing a $300 million equity acquisition of the U.S. interstate medical management company miVIP.

• Served as legal counsel for China Railway International (USA) on the $49 million XpressWest high-speed rail project.

• Provided legal consultation for the $36 million joint development project between Yangmei Group and the U.S. Gas Technology Institute on new coal gasification technology.

• Acted as legal counsel for the Export-Import Bank of China on a loan project for a U.S. solar engineering project.

• Served as legal counsel for Beijing Tongrentang in the acquisition of a medical management company in New York.

• Provided legal counsel for multiple equity investment projects in the U.S. by Wailian Group.

• Acted as legal counsel for a New York-based company investing in the Delaware Stock Exchange.

• Served as permanent legal counsel for the China General Chamber of Commerce - USA.

• Acted as permanent legal counsel for China Construction America.

• Provided ongoing legal services for multiple non-profit organizations.

  
  

Educational Background

• Bachelor of Philosophy, Xiamen University, China (1982)

• Master of International Economic Law, School of Law, Xiamen University, China (1986)

• Master of Comparative Law, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, USA (1989)

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA (1994)

  
  

Professional Qualifications

• Licensed Attorney in China

• Licensed Attorney in New York State, USA

• Corporate Counsel License in New Jersey, USA

  
  

Honors/Professional Affiliations

• Arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Shenzhen Arbitration Commission, Jinan Arbitration Commission, and Tianjin Arbitration Commission; Arbitrator for cases with the ICC Court of Arbitration.

• Recognized as a “Top Attorney” in the Corporate Law/Business Law field for the Greater New York Area by Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers magazine for seven consecutive years (2012–2018).

• Listed among the "50 Outstanding Asian Americans in the U.S." (2015).

  
  

Publications

• Co-editor of U.S. Legal News.

• U.S. Banking Law (2000 & 2013, Law Press).

• International Financial Law (Law Textbook, 1988, Law Press).

• Overview of Taiwan’s Foreign Economic Law (1989, Lujiang Press).

• International Financial and Monetary Law (1986, Lujiang Press).

• “How to Distinguish Between Legitimate Direct Selling and Illegal Pyramid Schemes” (International Trade Economic Trends, Issue 8, 1994).

• “On China’s Legal Regulation of Foreign Banks” (World Economic Research, Issue 1, 1987).

• “OEM Transactions and Related Legal Issues” (US-China Lawyers Association Papers, 2002).

• “Regulation of Foreign Banking in the PRC” (5 Butterworths J. of International Banking and Financial Law, 1990).